French musician detained in Moscow in plagarism row

A French musician and his lawyer have been detained in Moscow after a Russian pop star accused them of extorting a million euros (£850,000) from him in a plagiarism row.

Didier Marouani, a disco star who first toured the Soviet Union in 1983, and his Russian lawyer Igor Trunov were detained on Tuesday evening at a bank where they said they were to sign an out-of-court settlement with Philipp Kirkorov, Russia's biggest pop star.